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Pope Francis has praised the Pyeongchang Olympics for showing that sport can "build bridges between countries in conflict and give a valid contribution to peace."Francis delivered the message during his general audience today ahead of the start of the ...Business Standard, 1 week ago

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Elements of the Taliban are open to talks with the Afghan government, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today as he arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit.Mattis flew into the war-torn city two weeks after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled a plan to ...

[South Sudan], Feb 21 (ANI): Indian Peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been providing critical veterinary support to farmers in the country in a bid to revive the livestock population of the region. Commander of ...

Spectacular IMAGES from the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, South Korea IMAGE: General view during the closing ceremony at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang on Sunday. Photograph: Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters South Korea brought the curtain down on its ‘Peace Games’ on Sunday, with winter sports athletes dancing and singing together at a vibrant closing ceremony, though there was little warmth between dignitaries from the United States and ...

Olympic officials played down a suggestion that the unified Korean ice hockey team could be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday and said there had been "no formal discussion" about proposing IOC chief Thomas Bach for the honour. Mark Adams, the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump by telephone and discussed efforts to bridge differences between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Russian news agencies reported.

Cyprus votes in a presidential election on Sunday with incumbent Nicos Anastasiades ahead as he pledges a fresh push to reunify the divided island after talks collapsed last year. Following a low-key campaign in the European Unions most easterly member, polls ...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti dubbed the situation on the borders as “Khoon Ki Holi” and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan to the make state a bridge for friendship and not a “Jung Ka Akhara”.

At least 33 people, including four children, were killed and seven others injured on Saturday when a bus plunged into Banas river after veering off a 100-foot bridge in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district. The incident took place early morning in Soorwal police station area when the bus carrying about 45 passengers was on its way to Lalsot from Sawai Madhopur, police said. The driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle and it plunged into the river after breaking the railing of the ...

There have been changes in Pakistan's behaviour with respect to fight against terrorism, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has said. Mattis said that there are operations by the Pakistan military that are helping the US' ongoing efforts against terrorism and ...